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Transcript: "Freshmen" Year STAAR Testing For College You must have 6 credits to become a sophomore. This means you need to pass AT LEAST 6 of your classes (ideally all). G.P.A stands for Grade Point Average, which determines a student’s ranking in their class Dickinson High School has a grading scale, which the maximum G.P.A achievable is 5.0 Your grades determine your G.P.A #1 Ranked student has the title of Valedictorian #2 Ranked student has the title of Salutatorian The Valedictorian has his/ her first year of tuition paid for any Texas Public University The top 10% of ranked students in a Class are automatically accepted to any public university in Texas Colleges look at ALL FOUR YEARS of High School, from which classes are taken, to activities/ volunteering done. Colleges like students who want to challenge themselves, like those who take Pre-AP or AP classes every year A Few Facts.. Brought to you by The Sophomore, junior, and Senior Classes What is the STAAR test? Experience of taking the test as a freshmen. How to prepare for it, test taking jitters, etc. Student Panel Grades/ G.P.A/ Credits Any questions from the Audience? Feel free to ask us what school life is truly like. MUST BE RELEVANT TO SCHOOL Community Service based, or district competition based. Business Professionals of America, UIL, etc, are all competitive Extra Curricular Activities SAT is the Standardized Admissions Test, designed for colleges to test their applicants There are scholarships just for High School Freshmen A list is available in the counselors office, or Google search “Scholarships for High School Freshmen” Beware of false scholarships that are designed to take your personal information